Alison Elliott (born May 19, 1970) is an American actress. She was nominated for a

Screen Actors Guild Award Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as SAG Awards) are accolades given by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). The award was founded in 1952 to recognize outstanding performances in movie an ...

for the 1997 film '' The Wings of the Dove''. Her other film appearances include ''

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'' (1996), ''

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'' (2004), '' The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'' (2007) and ''

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'' (2016).

Early life

Elliott was born in

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, the daughter of Barbara, a teacher of nursing, and Bob Elliott, a computer executive. She moved with her family to

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, when she was four years old, and moved back to San Francisco when she was eight, where she later attended the Urban School of San Francisco, an independent arts high school.

Career

At 14, Elliott began her modeling career with Ford Models, and in 1989, she moved to

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to star as a teen-aged model on the TV sitcom '' Living Dolls'' (1989). Elliott is known for the films '' The Underneath'' (1995), ''

'' (1996), '' The Wings of the Dove'' (1997) (for which she received a

SAG Awards Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as SAG Awards) are accolades given by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). The award was founded in 1952 to recognize outstanding performances in movie and ...

nomination), '' The Miracle Worker'' (2000), and ''

'' (2004). She also portrayed Virginia "Jinny" St. George in the BBC mini-series production of

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's ''The Buccaneers'' (1995). In 2007's critically acclaimed western '' The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'', Elliott appeared alongside

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, Casey Affleck,

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and Paul Schneider in the role of Martha Bolton, the older sister of Robert Ford. In addition to her film and television roles, Elliott has narrated multiple audio books, including ''Belle Prater's Boy'' by Ruth White and its sequel, ''The Search for Belle Prater''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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